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THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH.Entered at the i-ovtotSee in Columbus, Miss.,as second-class niiiil matter.jP W. Maer, Lessse an tf Manager.THE FAIR ASSOCIATION.The Dispatch wishes to congratulate the officers and directors of the fair association and allwho worked so well for its success upon the outcome of theirefforts. The fair was a successin every particular and the association has every reason to felicitate itself upon the resul. Theexhibits were good, affording aninteresting and instructivstudyof the various resourcetf thissection, the sport was hbrdthfuland exhiiirating and the attendance was fine.The outcome of this thfourthfair warrants the belief t'at theinterest iu the association's efforts is not only sustained' but isincreasing. The attendancehere this fall was larger. than ithas ever been before and jt justifies the belief that if a littlemore capital was put into the organization and its plans werelaid out on a more elaboratescale the fall fair would . attractthousands to this city, and itwould be a successful revenueproducer.This fact is apparent to everyman. Not a business house inColumbus has not felt the.stimulus of the receqt celebration inits business; not a hotel or;boarding house here was not taxedto its capacity. Every visitor leftwithin his path a goodly sum ofmoney and this will remain here.As a business venture the return justifies the expense andwork incident to carrying theundertaking through and theassociation ..should by somemeans or another make am-plepreparations tinanciaJly for undertaking the next fair on alarger and greater scale.THE DUST DEVIL.Columbus has the Dust Devilwith her always. So pronouncedhas become his operations thepast week that it has movedthousands to complain and hundreds to suggest remedies. Theremedy lies in the action of theCouncil. Columbus has grownlarge enough to warrant a'streetsprinkling department, organized on a business basis andoperated like any other department of the city government.This has been the solution of theproblem in other places and theonly solution and it will be theonly solution here.The present plan of sprinklingis a private enterprise but it hasnever proved especially remunerative to its owners and theydoubtless would be elad to turnover their equipment to the cityfor a reasonable compensationand give up their work. Thenthe city could augment thepresent equipment, increase thepresent facilities and undertakesprinkling upon an efficient andlarger scale. All people use thestreets, vehicles and pedestriansalike, and citizens jand taxpayersgenerally would cordially endorseand approve the organization ofsuch a department in the citygovernment.Parker may not be elected.but you can bet youl- bottomCOTTON FACTOBIES IN THE SOUTH.Huntsville, Ala., has been regarded as the great cotton manufacturing town of the South.Tier success in securing the location of a large number of northern mills has been pointed towith pride and held up all overthis country as an example forenterprising towns in the Southto emulate. Her success hasbeen an incentive for ambitiouscities every where to follow inher path and many a place hasstrained every nerve and employed every resource to securesome of the great textile institutions which are looking for asolution of their labor and supply problems in this sectionin view or wuat lias oeen accomplished in Huntsville it is a distinct shock the South over to seea Huntsville paper charging almost every crime in the decalogue to her industrial enterprises and to deplore the factthat they were ever locatedthen. The following are extracts from the Tribune of thatcity and are passages from aleading editorial bearing the caption, "We Want No More.""Huntsville has all the cottonfactories we ever want. Whatwe have we have to abide with,but God forbid we should everhave another. There are morereasons than one for this. In thefirst place they are immoralityfactories which is superinducedby starvation wages; theiy do notpay labor enough to support it,hence the burden must at sometime fall on some one. A littletrade can he eked out of themultitude; a little living accordedthe aggregation. When you areafflicted with cotton mills, it isli ke having the English sparrows,all other birds, all other industries go around you. As ourcotton mills grew in number.our iurniture lactones, ourspoke and handle factories departed. All that we had thatpaid living wages left us.strange tms is, but it appearsto be the history of all countriesand cities; nothing can or willlive with a cotton factory townLet New England keep her factories, let material out of whichmill hands are made remain inthe old fields as of yore, wherethey enjoyed greater virtue,greater health, greater prosperity, and the country enjoyed itwith them. If the hands employed in the mills of Huntsville,with equal industry, half the required economy, were backagain in tne Healthful fields.producers of agricultural products, they would be far morehealthful, virtuous and valuableto country. Today Huntsvilleis at the mercy of the millspolitically, financially and to avast extent morally. The recentmob violence showed the possibility of an army of evil doersfrom so vast an aggregation ofcitizens. Let financial disaster,a strike, a fire, an epidemic occur at the mills, and Madisoncounty would have to appeal tothe world for help. We couldnot bear the burden.".This is a terrible indictmentto bring against the cotton mills,but it is difficult to conceive ofany motive which would prompta reputable paper to make an attack upon a large class of itspeople unless it was warrantedDEMOCRATIC ELECTORS.The presidential election isapproaching and as our friends,the enemy, have frequently usedMississippi's light vote as campaign thunder in support oftheir claim for . a reduction ofSouthern representation in Congress, it is desired that the Stateshould poll a big vote in the approaching election.In this connection it is well forall democrats to familiarize themselves with the democratic electors which they are expected tovote for. There are four sets ofelectors on the blanket ticket andthe democratic ten are the tirstten on the ticket. They are E.O. Sykes Jr., H. M. Quinu, Q. O.Eckford, S. I). M. Featherston,A. J. McCormi"-k, J. L. Seawright, O. Mclihenny; C. S.Street, W. A. Dickson and PatHenry.The Constitutional amendmentto be voted on is a simple one andis for the pur lose of strikingfrom theCcnstitutiou of the Statethat section which;; requires thelegislature to provide for theenumeration of the inhabitantsand qualified electors of the Stateevery ten years after the 1stMonday in June 1895. The nextState enumeration, if this amendment is defeated, will occur nextyear and inasmuclias the Federalgovernment provides for the census every ten years a Stateenumeration is expensive andunnecessary., B , , .N.f WdDftfm Kpfliiw- 'IWe are building a business structure on the great and strong power ofQuality. Money spent in our store gets more genuine value, goes further, lastslonger, gets more style and does more actual service than it is ever possible toget elsewhere. We spend a great deal of money advertising, because everyitem we print proves interesting to many people telling them of many thingsthey daily need in their homes at prices that makes it seem absurd to deny themselves longer. We are not afraid to quote prices and show goods; it's ourstrong point. Now you know what to expect from us, and if we fall short ofwhat we say fust tell us so. In the shortest possible time it will be made right.Catarrh Cannot Be Curedwith local applications, us they cannot reachthe seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood orconstitutional disease, and in order to cure ityou must take internal remedies. Hall'sCatarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and raucous surfaces.Hall's Catarrh Cure is no, a quack medicine.It was prescribed by one of the best physiciansin this country for years and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonicsknown, combined with the best blood purifiers,acting directly upon the mucoussurf aces. Theperfect combination of the two ingredients iswhat produces such wonderful resuitsin curingCatarrh. Send for testimonials free.F. J. Cheyney & Co.. Props., Toledo. O.Sold by drutrsrists. price ('5c.Halls Family Puis are the best.Store,CARTER & CHAPMAN, Proprietors.P. S. Our Special this week is HATS. Every kind of a Hat with emphasis on Children's Hats.The prices are Surprise Store prices. Just come in and are the very latest.See them. We'll make it worth while.ITHE EDITOR'S WIFE.Letter from an Illinois NewspaperMan that is Wei! Worth Reading.The following letter from S. H.Duncan, editor of the Seaton,111., Independent, shows thatthere is at least one editor whowants to help others. He writesas follows:'To the Editor of The Dispatch:iI wish you would print the!following and thus help me to doa kindness to your readers. jMy wife has been a great suffer- iCOUNTY NEWSDr. and Mrs. J. B. Long, ofPickensville, were visitors to thefair last week.Mr. Syivanus Mullins, a prominent planter of the Cliftonvilleneighborhood, was in the citylast week.Mr. T. T. Joyner, of the Ethelville country, was a visitor toColumbus last Thursday comingin to attend the fair.The crowd of strangers in thecity was the largest that haasseniDiea nere m many yearsEvery hotel and boarding housein the city wras crowded andseveral of the leading hostelrieswere compelled to turn peopleaway.' Columbus is growing sorapidly that the number of traveling men who come here regularlyis constantly increasing.and withthe large number of visitors thatthe fair brought here all thehotels were taxed to their utmostcapacity.Half and Half,' is a revolution as paint. Every gallon isguaranteed perfectly satisfactory. Call and let us explain themerits of this new article. Johnston & Caine.Prof. SAMUEL GOLDENall right.and lustified hv tho farts. Thedollar that hell carry Indianola hashadopp0rtunities ofobservation which others havenot had and it is presumed itsconclusions are correct. Ifthey are true such results arecalculated to give the Southpause in its desire to supplantNew England in the manufactureof cotton goods, if the factoriesbring the train of evils which are" rGOODCigarsGet your smokes at our store. Wecurry the largest assortment ofchoice Cijrars in the city. All theleading brands of 5c and We Cigars.Fair visitors re cordially invitedto make our store their headquartersJ. W.JONESDruggist i!Cilrar Hotel Corn vJ V,The CelebratedGerman Specialist,mlcharged above.Fine Poster, Catalogue and BookWork.The Dispatch has installed aCottrell Monarch Cylinder Pressfor line catalogue and book workand large flashy poster work.we are now ready and preparedto compete with any office itr thecountry on this class of printing.Was located in Nashville. Term., for twelveyears, and has treated successfully all kinds ofCripples, every variety of rheumatism, nervousness, kidney and stomach troubles, ailkinds of bodily pains. Ringworm. Wrinkles inFace and fimples speedily removed.He Will be Located in Columbusfor One MonthAnd Will Practice Physical Treatment by Massage.Tha Greatest Treatment of the 20fi CenturyProf. Golden thoroughly understands his profession. He graduated in Germany 17 yearsasro. in 1SS8. Take advantage of thisopporiunity and sro and net your treat ment. All physicians will tell you it is the greatest treatmentof this age where any one understands this .grreat treatment, and how to treat it in all itsbranches. Prof. Golden is no M. D.. but hedoes understand this physical treatment Thisis just what you are looking for. Go and seehim and be convinced. He will jrive you plentyof testimonials from Kentucky and Tennesseepeople whom he has cured.Office Hours from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m.Those who are not able to call on Prof. Goldenhe will call ou them free of charge.At COMMERCIAL HOTELer with stomach troubles for the : Mr. S. W. Hood, a prominentpast four years, and the last two merchant and planter residing atyears practically an invalid, i Garden, Ala., has been spendingNothing seemed to help her until I the past few days in the city,1 procured a box of Miona, ! having come up to enioy the fairnature's cure for dyspepsia.This gave her so much relief thatshe continued using the remedyuntil now she enjoys her meals,is relieved from all pain in herstomach and has increased inflesh. S. H. Duncan,Editor of Independent. "Mayo & Weaver are the localagents for Miona and their faithin its merits equals Editor Duncan's. They, in fact, offer to payfor Miona themselves in any casewhere it does not give satisfaction.Letter of Thanks.To the Members of ColumbusTent of the Maccabees:Gentlemen: It is with heart- j1felt gratitude that I acknowlegethe receipt of $1,000.00 insurancemoney due me on the benefitcertificate ot my husband andcan only add, the prompt andfaithful manner with which theofficers of the lodge acted in mybehalf will never be forgotten byme. Thanking you again foryour promptness, l remainYours respectfullyMrs. Rebecca! Dobbs.Lodge Lore.Union Lodge No. 35, I. O. 0.F.meets to-morrow night at theodge hall and all members areinvited to be present.Columbus Tent Maccabees, No.has paid to Mrs. J. M. Dobbs,of this city, one thousand dollarsife insurance held by her husband in this order. Mr. Dobbsdied about a month ago and thepayment of the policy occurredwithin three weeks from the timeof his death, this time being required to make the necessaayproof of death. The, promptsettlement of the local Tent'sfirst death claim has done muchto establish it in the confidenceof the people here.Cnres Chills and Fever.G. W. Wrirt, Xaeogodohes. Texas.ughteryears;and races.Mr. Geo. McKellar had a negrotenant burned out on his placelast Thursday night. His house,cotton house and three bales ofcotton were all destroyed. Hisloss was about $700. No Insurance.Mr. John Moore has sold theSanders Mill property in theNortheastern section of thecounty to Mr. Smith, who resides in the Amory section andthe latter named gentleman willsoon move there and operate themillMr. and Mrs. C. N. Butler, ofMcBee, Ala., have been spendingthe past week in Columbus enjoying their honeymoon. Thecouple were married at PleasantHill church on Oct 9th, Mrs. Butler, who before her marriage wasMiss Sallie Osborne, havingbeenvery popular in the neighborhood in which - she resided.Daring their stay in ColumbusMr. and Mrs. Butler paid TheDispatch an appreciated visit.Mr. James Murphy, a wellknown young man of the Caledodia neighborhood. died lastWednesday afternoon at thehome of his father, after a lingering illness of fever. The deceased was in the prime of youngmanhood and his untimely deathis a shock and blow to his relatives and friends. The funeralwas held on Thursday afternoon,the interment occurring at theVaughan grave yard. Manyfriends sympathize with Mr.Murphy in his sorrow.Prof. J. G. II. Buck, of Palestine, Texas, has been in Columbus the past week yisiting relatives and friends here. Prof.Buck is back home the firsttime in forty-four years andmany of the old familiar facesand scenes have been sweptfrom view since he was last here.He is an uncle of Messrs. Jas. G.and , Will Woods of this countyColumbus as a Cattle Market.It is no Lew thing for strangers to praise Columbus, but thevisitors who were in the citylast week in attendance upon thefair were unusually extravagentwhen extolling the merits of ourcity and the surrounding territory. Among the horse amicattle owners here were men whohave traveled extensively andwho are thoroughly acquaintedwith the resources of the diiTer-eut sections of the country.These men all agree that theterritory surrounding Columbusis as rich and as fertile as is tobe found any where in the country. One prominent stock mansaid-"I was bor n across the waterand have traveled from one endof America to the other, butnever in my life have I seen amore fertile country than thatwhich surrounds Columbus, andthat it is especially adapted tostock raising is evidenced by thelarge number of exhibits in thatdepartment at the fair. You haveon exhibition here some of thefinest hogs that I ever saw in mylife, and 1 know from personalexperience that cattle raised inthe territory surrounding Columbus have brought fancy prices inSt. Louis and other Western markets during the past few years.The only trouble here is that toomuch attention is paid to cotton.If less cotton and more cattlewere raised here there would bemore rich farmers than thereare today. You have a fine cattlecountry here, and its resourcesought to be developed."The sentiment expressed inthe above paragraph was endorsed by every cattle man present,and these men, most of whomhave made cattle raising a lifestudy, all agree that we have acountry especially adapted tothat pursuit and that fortunesawait those who will be tirst toenter the field.All-wool knee pants worth 7;cand $1.00, at 50c at KaufmanBros.'Saved Two From Death."Our little daughter had an almostfatal attack of whooping cough andbronchitis," writes Mrs. W. K. Havi-land, of Armonk, N. V., "but, whonall other remedies failed, we saved herlife with Dr. King's New Discovery.Our neice, who had consumption in anadvanced stage, also used this wonderful medicine and to-day she is perfectly well.'' Desperate throat and luivdiseases yield to Dr. King's New Discovery as to no other, medicine onearth. Infallible fur coughs andcolds. 50 and $1.00 bottles guaranteed by Chapman & Mayfield. Trialbottles free.says: "His daughter had chills andlever for three years; he could notand has been their guest sincefinrl nnv thinir that uniilri ht1r hei- till ! OtJILlt Lefe. Jirhe used Heroine. His wife will not many old friendskeep house without it, and cannot say j who are glad aaintoo much luv -it " 5oc. Sold by home once more.Johnston. & Came : s . , ,Buck hasin Lowndesto see bimFor Rent.The Store house on Main streetnow occupied by A. Schwab.Posession Jan. 1st. Annlv toL. FlJESIIMAN & BiiO. orS. L. Ha UN & Co.10-23-tf. , Mobile. Al.i.1'in,-'.7. if-lWIWWIlMa). aw .T